During her four years of a simple and hidden life, she wrote down the words dictated to her by jesus during miraculous appearances. This page is to promote the wonderful book way of divine love by sr josefa menendez, and her cause of canonization. This book is well written and i enjoyed every page immensely. Published november 1st 1993 by tan books first published 1949.
This is both a biography, of sister josefa menendez, and a journal of her mystical. Sister josefa s compilation of these visits is known as the way of divine love and is a very beneficial addition to our spiritual arsenal. This book is more than an account of extraordinary graces granted to a humble soul. Sister josefa menendez and jesus message of mercy for sinners sister josefa menendez was born on february 4, 1890 in madrid, spain. Everything in josefa s life is grace giving and profoundly moving. In her diary she noted on april, 1923 that a soul of purgatory had asked her a few weeks earlier for some supplications to be liberated from punishment. Sadly, today most souls forget that christ first introduced this wonderful devotion to his church through sister josefa menendez. Read the diary of saint faustina as well because these two books are very similar. Josefa menendez and her extraordinary book the way of divine love. He reveals the incredible power of the intercession of sister josefa menendez to his closest friends.
At the age of twenty she decided to enter among the religious of the sacred heart, but due to economic problems she had to remain with her family. The book christs appeal for love contains only excerpts from the story of her life and her writings that are taken from the way of. Her testimony is a truly frightening an eyeopenning wakeup call for a world that has fallen so far from her lord and savior that she no longer knows right from wrong, nor good from evil. Sister josefa menendezs description of hell the way of divine love consists largely of her notebooks, that she wrote down under obedience from our lord, with the revelations of his sacred heart, plus portions of her biography. Full text of the way of divine love internet archive. At the foot of the cross with sister josefa menendez. If youve found this page, you must be very much loved by our lord. He dreaded what was to come, and he wreaked his full vengeance on josefa for a work that faustina would accomplish later in its fulness. Sister josefa menendez was born on february 4, 1890 in madrid, spain. Pope pius xii gave his approval to her visions and to the book in which she recounts her visions of christ and his words to her, the way of divine love.
The way of divine love by sister josefa menendez, paperback. In 1920, at 29, she entered the society of the sacred heart of jesus in poitiers. The way of divine love 9781466428706 by menendez, sister josefa and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. She was a loving, sacrificing woman who also knew how to be both serious and lively. The holy father pope leo xiii exhorts priests to say this prayer as often as possible, as a simple exorcism to curb the power of the devil and prevent him from doing harm. Sister josefa menendezs description of hell mother of god. The way of divine love a detailed biographical account of her life and christs appeal for love a shorter version. The way of divine love sister josefa menendez audiobook.
Sister josefa menendez was a coadjutrix nun and author of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She received from jesus a message to make known to all people. The way of divine love by sister josefa menendez 1993. Josefa in the experiences which were almost too great for human nature to bear. Sister josefa menendez s description of hell the following material is quoted verbatim from the book way of divine love of sister josefa menendez 18901923. This womans account of going to hell was very sobering. One person to whom he appeared in 1923 and revealed his sufferings was sister josefa menendez, a sacred heart nun in france. The following account comes from the diary of sister josefa menendez, as recorded in the book the way of divine love. Sister josefa menendezs description of hell the following material is quoted verbatim from the book way of divine love of sister josefa menendez 18901923.
Sister josefa s book, the way of divine love has proved to be a worthwhile supplement to our devotion to our lady of fatima. These notes, written under obedience, and carefully preserved, are connected by a running commentary, the testimony of those who day by. Being of spanish descent, she initially sought to enter the religious life in spain, but gods providence lead her elsewhere and eventually, after many trials, she entered a french convent and became a coadjutrix sister of the society of the sacred heart in 1920 at age 29. The way of divine love, the message of the sacred heart to the world, by josefa menendez, sister of the society of the sacred heart of jesus, 18901923. The following material is quoted verbatim from the book way of divine love of sister josefa menendez 18901923. Our lords suffering was described in such a way that makes you really think about the consequences of sin has caused. On 29th december 1923, sister josefa menendez, died at the age of thirtythree at the convent of les feuillants, poitiers. On february 5, 1920 she entered the novitiate of the society of the sacred heart in poitiers, france. Sister josefa menendez was a simple humble spanish nun o f the sisters of the society of the sacred heart.
The message of our blessed lord, framed as it were, in the life history of sister josefa menendez, consists mainly in excerpts from her notes. The story of christs visits to sister josefa is gripping and inspiring, unique in the annals of church history. Josefa menendez 18901923 jesus message to the world of his mercy for all source for this information is from the excellent book the way of divine. She was born to a christian family in madrid, where she suffered various trials. Josefa menendez, the way of divine love collection opensource. Josefa menendez october 14, 2015 december 14, 2015 bethany prayer prayer, requests, saints, sufferings sister josefa has to be one saint that has impressed me to follow jesus more than any other, including saints in the holy bible.
Sister josefa menendez was a coadjutrix nun and author of the. Revelations of the sacred heart of jesus, taken from the book the way of divine love aug 1, 1985. The way of divine love ebook by sister josepha menendez. Sister josefa menendez was a spanish mystic who lived from 1890 to 1923. Margaret mary over three hundred years ago, and now he has again made known that today his. About the author sister josefa menendez was a coadjutrix nun of the society of the sacred heart. Born in 1890 to humble parentage, she was received into the reparatrice convent at the age of twentytwo, and thereupon embraced the religious life earnestly. Buy the way of divine love book online at best prices in india on. Buy the way of divine love book online at low prices in. It is published in the the way of divine love, a book sponsored by the nuns own religious order, with instructions from our lord that its message be broadcast widely. In 1920, she joined the sisters of the sacred heart of jesus in poitiers, france. She was a mystic whose visions and messages from our lord, are comprised in the book the way of divine love. Sister josefa menendez, the humble spanish sister and recorder of the amazing journey in the heart of jesus in this diary, shares this intimate relationship with the world.
Cries from hell and purgatory from the way of divine love. Her words are so profound and so astounding that at times i just had to stop reading, put the down the book and reflect. At times it is painfully slow reading, but that always leads to a revealing encounter which furthers understanding of the sacred heart. The diocese of poitiers, france opened the diocesan process for the cause of canonization of sister josefa menendez del moral on november 30, 1948. Sermon on the book the way of divine love by sister josefa menendez on the revelations she had of our lord.
Josefa menendez the following material is quoted verbatim from the book way of divine love of sister josefa menendez 18901923. Sister josefa was a spanish nun of the society of the sacred heart and lived only four years as a religious, at the convent of les feuillants in poitiers, france, where she died at the age of 33. It first appeared in 1938 in french and was quickly translated into numerous languages and spread throughout the world. The way of divine love by sister josefa menendez 1993 paperback paperback 1993.
The young spanish sister to whom these revelations were made died after a short religious life of great suffering and great fidelity. Twentieth century revelations of the sacred heart of jesus to a young spanish nun. Although she had many temptations doubting her vocation and even gods voice, her pray life remained strong. A first impression i have been struck by the blurb for the book given by tan books, the publisher. Sister josefa menendez played a critical role cultivating the soil of the church for rapid acceptance of the devotion to the divine mercy. Both books are still in print and available from the publisher. Both of these have the churchs imprimatur that there is nothing in them that is contrary to faith and morals. This is both a biography, of sister josefa menendez, and a journal of her mystical revelations. During her earthly life she had received visions from the lord that spoke of his unfathomable love for the world.